Gage-cock.



G. A. TANNERK: A. P. SAXBR.

GAGE COOK.

APPLICATION FILED Bil-0.12 1910.

Patented .Dec. 5, 1911.

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GAGE COCK.

APPLIGATIOH FILED DEC. 12, 1910.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

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warm-D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. TANNER AND ALBERT SAXER, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

' GAGE-COCK.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

. I Application filed December 12, 1910. Serial No. 596,788.

To all 'u-7lpml5it-2nay concern:

le it lt noavn that we, ('nuuazs Taxxnn and .lLtltZltl'd. Sam-1n. both residing at Pittsburgh. iii-the conntyiof Allegheny and State lvania, have invented certa in new and usefn l improvements in Gag -Cocks, of which the t'iil-lowingis a specification.

This lthitiltlOn "'tas' reference to an improved ffi'llhjl'L'IKCtltiII -Of gagecock for boilers. desitgn id to improve the effectiveness thereof. to facilitate repair, to simplify and render more durable the ct'mstruetion of certain of th part.'s .,-fi|nd to Construct the device ds :1 whole such as will make it possible to "mnvcuiexitlv attach the :operating cord or device employedfor man'ipulatin the cock so that it. can readily be reached from any tu'edeteriu ned desired position. I The. above as well as such other object's zo'as ma "hereinafter appear, we attain by means ot a Culktl'llCllOll which we have illustrated ii'rpret'erred form in the'aecompan vin; drawings. w herein:-

l igur 1. is a vertical sectional view indiis an outside elevation of the device. Fig. 3 is a. sectionatrvliew taken on the line lll-JH' of Fig. t. Fig. 4'is avertical sectional view ta ken hrough a modified form of valve 0011- oasty-detain. Fig. 5 is an end view of the retaining means on the supplemental valve stem. and Fig. 6 is an end view of the feed nuteihplov'ed.

In order to more. clearly. illustrate our "55 lue haiiism. we have shown in Fig. l a sectional view indicating the gage. cock as v pla ed in position in a boiler. a portion of the wall whereof shown in section at 4. into this boiler-wall is screwed the body 10 portion 5. which at. its outer end contains be reversed to present'a new seat for engagement with the. valve 7 when occasion requires it. 'lhe. valve 7. which we shall hereinat'ler term the main valve, is provided with a head stem 13 :which may be square or of oth r regular shape to facilitate the rotation ol" the valve-.in grinding or repairing: th seat. and has an oppositely dis- I posed stem l-t prel erablv triangular extending through the passage-way l5. and on- 35 tinned atits end y the round p rtion lt'i.

which projects through the packing 11' held which latter carries by pivotal support. f

bears against the. nut 20 and the other end ception of a cord as indicated at 27.

The collar portion '23 of the bracket :24 is held in place by means of the nut 28 cugagiug a threaded extension of the part 2.2. so that if it. be desired to change the direction or location of the bracket 24 and. lever 26 this can be accomplished by simply looseninm the nut 28 and swinging the bracltet to the desired-position; such as wilLsecure as nearl as possible a straight. pull on the lever 26 by the cord 27. i

The member 21 is provided with an outlet nozzle 29. and within the chamber inside the casing or member 21 the stem it is pro videdwith recessed portions 30 to allow tree discharge through the outlet when the valve 7 is held open by the lever 26 and stem 16.

At the extreme inner end of the body portion 5 of the device there is a supplemental 'alve 31 arranged to seat at 32 whenthe position of the parts is such as will permit. suchseating action. as for example. when the seat nut. 8 is unscrewed to repair the seat under the maiuvalve T. The sLem i is made. oi such length as will a ut against the stem Ell) ot'ihe supplemental valve -H and cause full opening: of the latter when the main valve 7 is fully opened.aud in order to revent the valve 3t from being displaced. the-"right hand end of its stem is provided with the threaded nut Il-l preferably triangu: lar so as to interfere as little as necessary with the proper flow of the water. 7 4 v From the above description of the tructure the operation of our apparatus should i be readily apparent, it. is evident that if f. the cord 27 lie-pulled this will more the bellcrank lever 2 pus-bin; inward'on the stem It, aga'nta the l\..-'i. liltlt'0.t)l spring 19 and unseating'tli-e iua u i'alve T. this at the same time through the stem 13 pushing the supplemental- \al e 3t l'art'her from its seat. I and allowingl're passagewni of the water i or steam, as the case may be, out. through ther'ound bearing 22 surrounded by the, collar portion 23 of a supporting bracket 24.

- whereof isarranged preterablytor therea'round my the bell-cranl lever 26, one end whereof ion the nozzle 29 of the gage cock. On releasing the cord the spring 19 assisted by the pressure inside the boiler will force the parts back so as to seat the valve 7. If it be desired to repair the parts the seat nut 8 can be removed without difiiculty because the removal thereof permits'the supplemental valve 31 to come tightly to its seat and prevents the escape of pressure while the other parts are being altered or put in shape forreplacement. The provision of the double end upon the seat nut 8 with the threads 9 and 10 alike permits the said seat nut 8 to be reversed in position bringing the other seat 12 into play where the seat 11 may be cut or leaking, and thus a repair of this charactpr may be made without stopping to grind 1n the valve. V

In Figs. 4,5 and 6 a modified formof construction is shown, the principal difierences of this construction over the one previously described being in the arrangement of the seat nut for the main valve, the provision of a removal seat for the supplemental valve, the provision of a modified form of retaining means upon the stem of the supplemental valve, and the provision of. removal valves upon the stems of the main valve and the supplemental valve. In this construction the casing member is screwed directly to the body portion 36, and the seat nut 37 is located inside the casing member. This seat nut is provided with angular end por tions 38 and 39 (Fig. 6) whereby the nut may be engaged by a wrench and is provided with the double seat the same as in the other form of device. The main and supplemental valves 40 and 41 are not integral with their respective stems as shown in the other form of construction, but are secured to their stemsby meansof the threaded studs 42 and 43, so that these valves may be readily re moved for .regrinding or replacement. The

ste1n 44 of the supplemental valve is. also provided with a modified retaining means 45, which consists of spiral'wings (Fig. 5), which wings serve to twist the valve stem when water or steam passes through the casing, thus causing the valve 41 to present a different seating surface each time the apparatus is operated, thus reducing the wear and giving a better fit at the seat. The seat nut 46 is also made removable and reversible, and is provided with two seats, so that when one seat is worn or corroded, the other seat may be readily brought into position for use. bracket 47, an operating lever 48, a stem 49,

The valve is provided with a' a spring 50, and an outlet nozzle 51 similar to the corresponding parts in the structure of Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The structure of Figs. 4, 5 and 6 is somewhat more compact than that of Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and the provision of the removable valves 40 and 41 and the reversible seatnut at are regarded by-us as improvements over the corresponding construction as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

Having thus described our invention and illustrated its use, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is the following:

1. A gage cock comprising a pair of opposing casing members interiorly threaded at the opposing ends, the outer one of which casing members is provided with a discharge nozzle, a coupling consisting of a middle wrench engaging flange and reduced ends having screw engagement with the threaded ends of the casing members, a seat upon the end of the coupling, a valve for engaging said seat and having its end extending through the coupling and through the outer casing member, a spring holding the said valve normally closed, a supplemental valve seated in the other casing member, and normally held open by the said valve, and means whereby such other casing member is mounted in position.

2. A gage cock comprising an outer casing memberprovided with a seat member, and with a nozzle on the outer side of said seat member, a main valve slidable freely through said casing-member, a spring for normally moving the valve outwardly so that it engages the seat member, an lnner casing memher provided with a seat at its inner end, I

screw means connecting the said outer and inner casing members, a supplemental valve freely slidable longitudinally with respect to the casing members and adapted to engage the said seat at the inner end of the inner casing member, and means movable longitudinally with the main valve whereby the supplemental .valve is held open when the two casing mex'nbers are in assembled position but permitting the closing of the supplemental valve when the casing members are separated.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names in the presence of the two subscribed witnesses.

CHARLIE S A. TA N NEE. ALBERT P. SAXER. lVitnesses Donmxo BliL-LINGl-L', JULIAN 11. Kresge. 

